Join us for a soul-lifting concert with Rabbi Yosef Goldman and the premiere of a new song commissioned for Shabbat Shira as part of our Shirei Neshama series, Songs of the Spirit. Stay for drinks and desserts!
This program is organized by Shoresh Halev Center for Jewish Music at Beth El.
Calling all Musical (and non-Musical) Talent for "SHUL SHENANIGANS" an original, funny, variety show filled with song parodies about our beloved Beth El to be presented March 9th!
Chorus and solo performers wanted...along with backstage crew. All ages are welcome!
Come to the first rehearsal this Sunday, January 7, at 7:00 pm.
Thursday, January 4 10:00 am: Coffee 10:15 am: Lecture 12:00 pm: Lunch Start The New Year Off Right! Swing into 2024 with Jazz musician, Sam Raderman.
$10 per person (Includes live music, discussion, & lunch)
Register Here. Funded through the US Department of Health & Human Services—Administration on Aging (AoA), New York State Office for the Aging, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services
This Friday, January 5, 6:00 pm
Join us for a special musical Kabbalat Shabbat service on the First Friday of each month. This is an opportunity for our Prayer Team to lead us in song, with new melodies and harmonies.
No registration required.
Sunday, January 7, 10:30 am Dan Lombroso, a Beth El Religious School alumnus (class of 2011), will show his short documentary film (22 minutes): Nina and Irena. It features his grandmother as she breaks her 80-year silence about her experiences as a Holocaust survivor. The film was produced for the New Yorker magazine. After the film, Dan will lead a discussion and take questions from the audience.
Register Here. This program is sponsored by the Beth El Men's Club.
Wednesday, January 10, 7:30 pm Join us to discuss Kantika by Elizabeth Graver.
No registration required. This session will take place on Zoom only.
Monday, January 15, 11:00 am Join us for a screening of Breakfast at Ina’s. Ina Pinkney is a Chicago legend of the tastiest kind. Known around town as the “Breakfast Queen", she has been feeding Chicagoans for the past 33 years – first, out of a small bakery and, most recently, from her beloved breakfast nook in the West Loop. Ina, who survived polio as an infant, now suffers the effects of post-polio syndrome, and has decided to close the doors of her celebrated establishment. An undeniably outstanding chef and businesswoman, Ina is so much more. She’s a community leader, a pioneer, a television personality, but most importantly, she’s the rare sort of person who’s found a way to transform her passion into a joy that extends an entire city, and beyond.
$10 advance registration $15 at the door by cash or check made payable to Beth El Sisterhood Register Here.
Tuesday, January 30, 7:30 pm One of the most fascinating features of the Talmud is its rich tapestry of narratives. If storytelling is an art form, then the Talmud is an artistic masterpiece. Please join us as Dr. Jeffrey Rubenstein guides us through a close reading of three different Talmudic stories and teaches us how the Talmud weaves them together to form an interesting and cohesive literary unit.
This program is sponsored by Dorothy Fox, in memory of Herb Fox z"l.
Dr. Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is the Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University.
To sponsor an Open Beit Midrash Scholar Series, click here. The Open Beit Midrash Scholar Series is underwritten by the Yvette and Herman Gordon Century Fund for Adult Teaching and Learning. To ensure we can continue to offer high level adult educational programming please consider contributing to that fund here.
*Any day not listed has no scheduled programming (besides minyan). **Unless otherwise indicated, all programs are in person only.
Tuesday, January 2nd
10:00 pm – Silver Sneakers for Seniors 1:00 pm – Mah Jongg 7:30 pm – Textual Magic:The Jewish Wisdom and Themes That Ignited My Love for Judaism with Rabbi David Schuck (In Person & Zoom). Join online here.
Thursday, January 4th 10:00 am – Mainstream Jazz Class and Lunch. Register here. 1:30 pm – Parashat HaShavua (In Person & Zoom). Join online here.
Friday, January 5th 6:00 pm – First Friday Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, January 6th
9:00 am – Shabbat Services (In Person & Livestream) 10:30 am – Mini Minyan 10:30 am – Tot Shabbat 11:15 am – Parsha Club 12:45 pm – Daf Shevui 4:30 pm – Mincha/Maariv (In Person & Livestream) 8:00 pm – Chaverim Bowling Night. Register here. Sunday, January 7th 9:00 am – Religious School 9:00 am – Conversation with BE Mitzvah Parents 9:45 am – Rise & Sing (In Person & Zoom) 10:30 am – A Holocaust Survivor Breaks Eighty Years of Silence | Nina & Irena Film Screening. Register here.
Monday, January 8th 11:00 am – SMART Zoom (Zoom). Join online here. 1:00 pm – Canasta
Tuesday, January 9th
10:00 am – Silver Sneakers 1:00 pm – Mah Jongg 7:30 pm – Textual Magic: The Jewish Wisdom and Themes That Ignited My Love for Judaism with Rabbi David Schuck (In Person & Zoom). Join online here.
